MARCELLUS TOWNSHIP, MI — A 36-year-old Three Rivers man was arrested Saturday after breaking into a home and attempting to run over the homeowner with his vehicle while fleeing, according to a press release issued by the Cass County Sheriff's Office.

Investigators said the burglary took place around 9:15 p.m. at a home on Pioneer Road in Marcellus Township after the homeowner reported seeing a suspicious vehicle outside of his residence.

When the man left his home to check on the vehicle, Jami Land and another suspect then exited the house and attempted to flee in their vehicle while being confronted by the victim, police said.

The victim stood in front of the vehicle as the suspects tried to flee, which led to the suspects trying to forcibly move him with the vehicle.

The homeowner, who suffered minor injuries when struck by the vehicle, was able to obtain the vehicle's license plate number before the suspects fled. That information later led to Land's arrest, police said.

Land's accomplice has not yet been located.

Land was arraigned Monday in Cass County District Court on charges of breaking and entering and assault with a deadly weapon. His bond was set at $10,000.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Cass County Sheriff's Office at 269-445-1202.

Alex Mitchell covers county government and taxes for the Kalamazoo Gazette.
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